List of city nicknames and slogans in Canada
Many of Canada's cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media. Some nicknames are officially adopted by municipal governments, tourism boards or chambers of commerce while others are unofficial, and some are current while others are antiquated. Some nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, disparaging or derogatory.
City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, promote civic pride, build civic unity, market the community, and attract residents and businesses.[1] They are also believed to have economic value, but their economic value is difficult to measure.[1]
Cities by province
- Brooks
- "Alberta's Centennial City"[2]
- Calgary
- Camrose
- "The Rose City"[8]
- Edmonton
- "The Big E"[9]
- "Canada's Festival City" or "Festival City", an unofficial city slogan[10][11]
- "Canada's Richest Mixed Farming District", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- "City of Champions", unofficial slogan popularized by former mayor Laurence Decore's characterization of the community's response to the 1987 Edmonton tornado[10]
- "Crossroads of the World", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- "Deadmonton", a disparaging term used by British reporter, Robert Philip, during the 2001 World Championships in Athletics (although the term was coined earlier), painting Edmonton as a boring place,[12] and re-emerging in 2011 due to an increasing amount of homicide[13]
- "E-Town"[14]
- "Edmonchuck"[15] or "The Chuck",[12] in reference to Edmonton's large Ukrainian population
- "Gateway to the North", an unofficial city slogan[10][16]
- "Heart of Canada's Great North West", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- "Official Host City of the Turn of the Century", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- "The Oil Capital of Canada", Edmonton's only official slogan adopted by city council, which dates back to 1947[10]
- "Redmonton", in reference to the city being the most friendly territory for left wing parties in the province.[17]
- "River City"[18]
- "Smart City", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- "Top of the World", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- "Volunteer Capital of Canada", an unofficial city slogan[10]
- Fort McMurray
- "Fort Mac"[19]
- "Fort MacMoney"[20] or "Fort McMoney"[21]
- "Fort McMordor",[20] a reference to the nearby Athabasca oil sands[citation needed]
- "St. John's North"[20]
- Fox Creek
- "Fox Vegas"[22]
- Grande Prairie
- "Swan City"[23]
- Lloydminster
- Lethbridge
- "The Windy City"[26]
- Medicine Hat
- "The City with All Hell for a Basement", derived from a quote by Rudyard Kipling referring to Medicine Hat's natural gas reserves[27][28]
- "The City with Energy"[27]
- "The Gas City"[27]
- "The Hat"[29]
- "An Oasis on the Prairies"[27]
- "Saamis", from which Medicine Hat's name is derived, a Blackfoot word for medicine man's hat[27]
- Red Deer
- "Dead Rear",[30] a spoonerism
- Stettler
- "The Heart of Alberta"[31]
- Whitecourt
- "Snowmobile Capital of Alberta"[32]
- Abbotsford
- "Berry Capital of Canada"[33]
- "City in the Country"[34]
- "Raspberry Capital of Canada",[35] although the neighbourhood of Clearbrook specifically is known for its raspberries[36]
- Campbell River
- "Salmon Capital of the World",[37] although nearby Port Alberni also claims this title[38]
- Kamloops
- "The Tournament Capital"[39]
- Kelowna
- Nanaimo
- Nelson
- "Queen City of the Kootenays"[44]
- New Westminster
- Oliver
- "Wine Capital of Canada"[47]
- Penticton
- "The Peach City"[48]
- Port Alberni
- "Salmon Capital of the World",[38] although nearby Campbell River also claims this title[37]
- Port Coquitlam
- "PoCo"[49]
- Powell River
- "Pearl of the Sunshine Coast"[50]
- Surrey
- "City of Parks"[51]
- Trail
- Vancouver
- Brandon
- "Wheat City"[56]
- Churchill
- "Polar Bear Capital of the World", used as a tourist attraction slogan due to the population of polar bears[57]
- Steinbach
- "Automobile City"[58]
- Thompson
- Winnipeg
- "Chicago of the North"[62]
- "Gateway to the West"[63]
- "Negativipeg", labelled by Burton Cummings after he was assaulted at a 7-Eleven[64]
- "The Peg"[65]
- "Slurpee Capital of the World"[66]
- "Winnerpeg", often used when the Winnipeg Jets win[67]
- "Winterpeg", due to Winnipeg's very long and cold winters[68]
- "The Wholesale City"[69][70][71]
- Fredericton
- Moncton
- "Hub City"[75]
- Saint John
- "Canada's Most Irish City", due to its role as a destination for Irish immigrants during the Great Irish Famine[76]
- "Canada's Original City",[77] referring to Saint John being the first incorporated city in Canada[78]
- "Fundy City"[79]
- "Loyalist City", due to its role as a destination for American British supporters following the American Revolution[76]
- "Port City", due to its role in the shipbuilding industry in the 19th century[76]
- St. John's
- Twillingate
- "The Iceberg Capital of the World"[84]
- Amherst
- "Busy Amherst" (an historical nickname coined during the early 20th century due to Amherst's industrial significance in the Maritime Provinces at that time)[85]
- Antigonish
- Berwick
- Dartmouth
- Digby
- "Scallop Capital of the World" - the town is famous for its large fleet of scallop fishing boats[91]
- Halifax
- New Glasgow
- "NG"[94]
- Oxford
- "Blueberry Capital of Canada", due to being located in the centre of Nova Scotia's blueberry-growing Cumberland County[95]
- Truro
- "The Hub of Nova Scotia" or "Hubtown", due to its geographical location within the province and its significance in its history[97]
- Brampton
- "Bramladesh", a derogatory nickname in reference to the large South Asian community, particularly those from Bangladesh[98]
- "Browntown", another derogatory nickname in reference to the large South Asian community[99]
- "Flower City"[100]
- Chatham
- "The Classic Car Capital of Canada" [101]
- Guelph
- "The Royal City"[102]
- Hamilton
- Kingston
- "The Limestone City", in reference to the large number of historical buildings constructed from local limestone.[106]
- London
- "The Forest City"[107]
- Markham
- "Canada's High-Tech Capital" [108]
- Mississauga
- "Sauga"[109]
- Niagara Falls
- "Honeymoon Capital of the World"[110]
- North Bay
- Oshawa
- Ottawa
- Orillia
- "The Sunshine City"[117]
- Owen Sound
- Peterborough
- "Electric City"[122]
- Sault Ste. Marie
- "The Soo" [123]
- Scarborough (part of Toronto since 1998)
- St. Catharines
- Sudbury
- Thunder Bay
- Toronto
- "Queen City" [132]
- "Hogtown" [133]
- "T.O.",[134] derived from Toronto, Ontario
- "T-Dot"[134]
- "The Big Smoke"[135]
- "The 6ix", originating from a Toronto native rapper, Drake, who coined the nickname based on the shared digits of the 416 and 647 Toronto area codes and/or based on the six boroughs of Toronto[136]
- Waterloo
- "The 'Loo" [137]
- Windsor
- Charlottetown
- "Birthplace of Confederation"[140]
- "Québec's Metropolis", "La Métropole du Québec" in French[141]
- "The City of Saints" [132]
- "La métropole", French for "The Metropolis"[142]
- "La ville aux cent clochers", French for "The City of a Hundred Steeples"[143]
- "Sin City", a historical nickname from the prohibition-era[144]
- "The City of Festivals"[145]
- "The Real City"[146]
- "La Vieille Capitale"[147]
- Kelvington
- "Canada's Hockey Factory"[148]
- Moose Jaw
- Prince Albert
- "P.A." [150]
- Regina
- Saskatoon
- Swift Current
- "Speedy Creek"[150]
Cities by territory
- Yellowknife
- "Diamond Capital of North America"[157]
- Dawson City
- "Paris of the North"[158]
- Whitehorse
- "The Wilderness City"[159]
See also
- List of Canadian provinces' largest cities
- List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada
- List of city nicknames in the United States
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
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